Matt Wilson of Privateer Press announced the upcoming release of their new miniatures game called Hordes. Check out the video of the announcement and the figures. Privateer Press Hordes announcement (Quicktime required)
Month: August 2005
Live at GenCon ’05: Ryan Miller on Hecatomb
We dragged lead Hecatomb R&D guy, Ryan Miller, to the back recesses of the press room to find out more about Hecatomb. Check out this video clip of the full interview. Ryan Miller on Hecatomb (Quicktime required)
Live at GenCon ’05: Things I saw today that I didn’t wave a microphone at
So I spoke with Avalon Hill brand manager Linda Cox at length today – she didn’t want to be on the podcast, citing excessive self-consciousness, and since she’s not on the podcast, I actually had to remember what she said. We mostly talked very generally, though. Axis & Allies Miniatures
Live at GenCon ’05: Peter Adkison Speaks
On Thursday, we members of the press were treated to an informal press conference and QA with Peter Adkison: Owner and CEO of GenCon. For the first time, we have video footage of his short presentation. Peter Adkison speaks (Quicktime required)
Live at GenCon ’05: A Tour of the Forge, and other things
I must say I feel a little bad. I completely missed the guys at The Forge at GenCon SoCal last year, and they had some new items. Not wanting to make the same mistake twice, I stopped in to take a look at what they had for GenCon Indy.
WizKids to publish Battlestar Galactica CCG
WizKids announced its plan today to develop a Battlestar Galactica CCG based on the Sci Fi Channel TV series. The game should be ready for release in early 2006, and will be supported by the WizKids Approved Play program, but aside from that, details are sparse. The press release is
Delta Green on the distributed-patronage tip
Delta Green and GODLIKE author Dennis Detwiller has created a fundraiser with a goal of $500, with the project released upon achievement of the goal set to be a… uh… that part isn’t clear actually. Yeah, I think this kind of thing might work better if the page where you
World of Warcraft CCG rights go to Upper Deck
The fine people who brought you Yu-Gi-Oh! will now be bringing you the CCG – sorry, that’s TCG – based on the most popular MMPORPG in America. I think of Blizzard’s work generally as video gaming’s epitome of both class and mass appeal; I am not convinced that Upper Deck
Live from GenCon ’05: Jesper Myrfors and Peter Adkison on Clout Fantasy
I had a chance to sit down with Jesper Myrfors and Peter Adkison of Hidden City Games about Clout Fantasy – a game of dexterity and strategy for two or more players. This game is unique in that it uses a collectible poker chip that features high quality artwork. I
Live at GenCon ’05: Welcome to Indy
I was sent ahead to check things out on the day before opening day. After getting my hotel situation straightened out, I wandered around the Indianapolis Convention Center, getting myself reacquainted and reoriented. Overall it looks like it’s going to be a pretty good convention. The attendance looks good and
Live at GenCon ’05: Ticket to Ride wins Diana Jones Award
The winner has just been announced as Alan Moon’s Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder, in what was the shortest Diana Jones Award ceremony yet (probably so the celebrating can commence). Runners-up were the other shortlisted nominees, Code of Unaris by Goldleaf Games and Dogs in the Vineyard by
Hecatomb First Look
A couple of us Cave dwellers got to play around with some Hecatomb TCG starters early last week. You would’ve heard about it in our OgreCave Audio Report last week if not for the aforementioned pooch-screwage. Now that I’m back from a cross-country jaunt, let me summarize what conclusions we
That board game WizKids was going to do
Yup. Tsuro looks very decent, probably more tactical and tense than the games it reminds you of… and for the components, the price is certainly right. But I can’t help but wonder if this is really where WizKids should go. I mean, for all the crap we give them, they
Another blow struck in struggle to separate RPG design from publishing
Legends of Alyria is a complete roleplaying game, not only published free on the web, but published using a free, automated tool. As the game’s creator says, “[W]hile I like the idea of game design, increasingly I’m finding that I don’t care for game production and promotion. I don’t have
James Ernest and Mike Selinker choose interesting name for new high-end publisher
With a press-release headline like “Titanic Games Takes to the Water – New Board and Card Game Company,” I happily admit that I had my knives out. I mean, come on, wouldn’t you? However, it merely appears that one of the best design teams out there has found a couple